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WhatΤίthen?οὖνDo we have an advantage?προεχόμεθαNotοὐat all;πάντωςforγὰρwe have already chargedπροῃτιασάμεθαthatbothτεJewsἸουδαίουςandκαὶGreeksἝλληναςareεἶναιallπάνταςunderὑφ’sin,ἁμαρτίαν
Romans 3:9
Study it in the app“What then? Do we have an advantage? Not at all; for we have already charged that both Jews and Greeks are all under sin,”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 3:9, word by word
- Do we have an advantageπροεχόμεθαproechometha
be better off
Have an advantage, be better off; also be at a disadvantage.
Where else “proechometha” appears- at allπάντωςpantōs
surely, altogether
Altogether, by all means, surely; "not at all".
Where else “pantōs” appears- we have already chargedπροῃτιασάμεθαproēitiasametha
accuse beforehand
Accuse beforehand, make a charge already.
Where else “proēitiasametha” appears- JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaious
Jew
A person of the people of Israel, named after the tribe of Judah.
Where else “Ioudaious” appears- GreeksἝλληναςHellēnas
Gentile
Someone who is not a Jew.
Where else “Hellēnas” appears- areεἶναιeinai
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “einai” appears- sinἁμαρτίανhamartian
sin
Doing what God does not want, and the guilt it leaves.
Where else “hamartian” appears
Translation note
The Greek verb is rare: it can mean “do we have an advantage?” or “are we at a disadvantage?”
The context
8And why not say, as we are slandered and as some claim that we say, Let us do evil so that good may come? Their condemnation is just.
9 · This verse (above)
10as it is written: There is no righteous one, not even one;
To study Romans 3 in a group
1. What it says
What does Paul say about everyone, and about how they are treated through God's grace? (vv. 22-24)
2. What it means
Although some were unfaithful, Paul says God's faithfulness is not nullified. How does he explain this? (vv. 3-4)
3. How I live it
Paul speaks of a gift that is not earned (v. 24). How can you live today with gratitude for what you have received without deserving it?